Two huge victories to the Boorowa Under 11’s cricket teams last Saturday now see them placed to finish first and second on the competition ladder with just the final round to be played this Saturday. Boorowa’s Gold and Green have been the best two teams in the competition all season. Last week the Greens dominated the Sixers winning by 129 runs. Best for Boorowa was Digby Merriman with 34 whilst Octavian Miller 26 and Patrick Smith 26 played useful knocks. The Sixers struggled to score runs against a solid Boorowa at-tack only managing 69 in 20 overs. Patrick Smith and Digby Merriman were the chief destroyers for Boorowa with 3 wickets each.
Boorowa Greens Batting Score-card:
Xander Howard-Allison 11. Wiliam Miller 6. William Cross 15. Patrick Smith 26. Thomas Lawler 4. Beau Taylor 4. Digby Merriman 34. Art Greig Not out 11. Octavian Miller Not Out 26. Extras 61. Total: 198 (20 Overs)
Sixers Bowling: William Hazlett 0/17, Harry Schofield 1/18, Arthur Heffernan 1/18, Maddison Schofield 0/17, Oliver Tiyce 1/10, Jack Hazlett 0/13, Archie Kingston-Jones 0/33, Thomas Hazlett 0/20, Leo Heffernan 0/16.
Sixers Batting Scorecard: William Hazlett 4. Harry Schofield 12. Jack Hazlett 1. Oliver Tiyce 2. Arthur Heffernan 6. Thomas Hazlett 1. Leo Heffernan 1.
Archie Kingston-Jones Not Out 2. Maddison Schofield Not Out 2. Extras 38. Total: 69 (Allotted 20 Overs). Boorowa Greens Bowling: Patrick Smith 3/8, Xander Howard-Allison 2/8, Octavian Miler 1/5, William Miller 0/11, Thomas Lawler 0/7, Digby Merriman 3/2, William Cross 0/0, Art Greig 0/6, Beau Taylor 0/5. Meanwhile across town at St. Josephs, the Boorowa Golds put the Smashers to the sword with a massive 151 run win.
The Gold’s batting line up was brutal scoring at a rate of13 runs per over. George Manion 43 and Jacob halls 42 led the way whilst Lachlan Halls 31 and Archer Dowling 26 made good contributions.
The Smashers were brave in defeat but could never match the Gold’s enormous total. Best of the Gold Bowlers was Jacob Halls taking 4/6 whilst Alfie Shean picked up 2/4.
Boorowa Gold Batting Scorecard: Alfie Shean 10. Jacob Halls 42. Thomas Scott 12. Luke van Leeuwen 12. Archer Dowling 26. Rosie Scott 3. Angus Burton-Taylor 9. George Manion 43 Not Out. Lachlan Halls 31 Not Out. Extras 70. Total: 258 (Allotted 20 Overs)
Smashers Bowling: Lewis Palmer 2/24, Elliott Palmer 0/28, Theodore Flagg 1/54, Harriett Markham 0/30, Will Markham 1/24, Alexander Carson 0/8, Annabelle Carson 0/20, Charles Schipp 0/22
Smashers Scorecard: Harriet Markham 2. Alexander Carson 1. Elliott Palmer 23. Will Markham 2. Lewis Palmer 10. Charles Shipp 16. Theodore Flagg 3 Not Out. Annabelle Carson 4 Not Out. Extras 46. Total 107 (Allotted 20 Overs)
Boorowa Bowling: Lachlan Halls 0/8, Alfie Shean 2/4, Jacob Halls 4/6, Rosie Scott 0/7, George Manion 0/9, Luke van Leeuwen 0/22, Thomas Scott 2/13, Angus Burton-Taylor 0/7, Archer Dowling 1/7.
In the final round this weekend both sides play away from home. The Golds will take on the Harden Hornets at Murrumburrah School whilst the Greens head to Cullen Oval in Young to play the Smashers.
It’s been an outstanding season for Boorowa’s under 11’s cricket teams and they will be looking for a big finish this Saturday.
Bottles Eliminated
The Boorowa Bottles season ended last Saturday when they suffered a heart breaking 4 run defeat at the hands of the Cootamundra Ex-Services side. It was like the semi-finals had come a week early for these two teams with the winner securing the last spot in the finals whilst the loser looked towards footy season.
Boorowa had only won the toss once this season and nothing changed last Saturday. Having to field first, they contained Cootamundra to 5/65 after 16 overs.
The Bottles were looking to restrict Cootamundra to under 100 but a sixth wicket stand of 48 took Cootamundra well past the century. At 6/125 they were heading well past 150 before Boorowa cleaned up the tail cheaply taking 4/7 for an overall total of 132.
In reply, Boorowa lost Nathan Schofield early to be 1/8. A second wicket stand of 77 between Mark Birks and Jamie Golden put Boorowa in command at 1/85 until the turning point in the match. Mark Birks was tragically run out on 38. The dismissal started a devastating collapse. Boorowa lost 9/43 to fall agonisingly short by 4 runs to be dismissed for 128 in the final over.
Best of the Batsmen was Jamie Golden with 38 whilst Mark Birks also made 38. Ethan Robinson batted well, holding the innings together before he fell on 23. The loss meant the season was done for Boorowa whilst Cootamundra advanced to the elimination final against Temora Ex-Services this Saturday.
Cootamundra Score Card: Luke Ismay B Ben Klose 11. Aaron Lewis C B Oliver Miller 2. Phillip Gay C&B Nathan Schofield 65. David Alexander LBW Corkery 1. James Reimer C B Ben Klose 0. Joshue Ismay C B Jacob Kennedy 5. Tony Reece LBW Jamie Golden 28. Joshua Harpley C B Jamie Golden 5. Tom Damschke B Nathan Schofield 0. Kevin Damschke Not Out 0. Kyle Lewis B Jamie Golden 0. Extras 15. All Out: 132 (29.3 Overs)
Boorowa Bowling: Ollie Miller 1/9. Liam Birks 0/20, Ben Klose 2/33, Justin Corkery 1/10, Jacob Kennedy 1/23, Jamie Golden 3/21, Nathan Schofield 2/16
Boorowa Scorecard: Nathan Schofield C Wayd Millar B Joshua Harpley 5. Mark Birks: Run Out Tom Damschke 38. Jamie Golden C Joshua Ismay B Aaron Lewis 38. Ethan Robinson C Joshua Harpley B Tom Damschke 23. Ben Klose B Aaron Lewis 0. Liam Birks B Tony Reece 4. Justin Corkery B Tom Damschke 0. Ollie Miller C Tony Reece B David Alexander 4. Jacob Kenedy B Tom Damschke 4. Tristian Pye Not Out 0. Phil Coggins C Wayd Millar B Tom Damschke 0. Extras 12. All Out 132 (39.3 Overs)
Cootamundra Bowling: Tony Reece 1/20, Joshua Harpley 1/28, David Alexander 1/33, Aaron Lewis 2/24, Phillip Gay 0/12, Tom Damschke 4/10.
Unfortunately, it just wasn’t to be for the Bottles who have struggled to get any momentum going this season. However, the 25/26 season is just seven months away and the Bottles will be back. With plenty of juniors coming through the ranks, the senior team will prosper again.
-Third Man
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